Top Ten AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

Every year since 1973, The American Film Institute has awarded the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award to a particular actor, actress, or filmmaker who has greatly contributed to enriching American television and film. These are the ten greatest actors who have won this award.
The Top Ten
1 Harrison Ford - 2000 Harrison Ford is an American actor and film producer. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the original Star Wars epic space opera trilogy and the titular character of the Indiana Jones film series.
2 Sean Connery - 2006 Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer. He won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. He was best known for playing James Bond in the James Bond series, Jim Malone in The Untouchables, and Dr. Henry Jones Sr. in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
3 Steven Spielberg - 1995
4 Orson Welles - 1975
5 Martin Scorsese - 1997 Martin Charles Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, four British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Directors Guild ...read more.
6 Clint Eastwood - 1996 Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr. is an American actor, film director, producer, musician, and political figure.
7 Jack Nicholson - 1994 John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker, who has performed for over 60 years. Nicholson is known for playing a wide range of starring or supporting roles, including satirical comedy, romance and dark portrayals of antiheroes and psychopathic characters. In many ...read more.
8 Meryl Streep - 2004 Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress. Cited in the media as the "best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility in her roles, transformation into the characters she plays, and her accent adaptation.
9 Alfred Hitchcock - 1979 Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, was an English-American film director and producer, at times referred to as "The Master of Suspense".
10 Al Pacino - 2007 Alfredo James "Al" (April 25, 1940) Pacino is an American actor and filmmaker. Pacino has had a career spanning more than five decades, during which time he has received numerous accolades and honors.
The Contenders
11 John Williams - 2016
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